How To Install fence-agents-all on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fence-agents-all in AlmaLinux 8. fence-agents-all is Set of unified programs capable of host isolation (“fencing”)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fence-agents-all on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fence-agents-all

A collection of executables to handle isolation (“fencing”) of possibly misbehaving hosts by the means of remote power management, blocking network, storage, or similar. This package serves as a catch-all for all supported fence agents.

We can use yum or dnf to install fence-agents-all on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fence-agents-all.

Install fence-agents-all on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fence-agents-all using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fence-agents-all

Install fence-agents-all on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fence-agents-all using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fence-agents-all

How To Uninstall fence-agents-all on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the fence-agents-all package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fence-agents-all

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fence-agents-all on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.